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| title | Building D - Shoe Repair Shop - (Formerly Church Dining Hall); Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC |
| name | Photograph |
| date | Circa 1942 |
| description | An image of two men repairing shoes. Identified from left to right are: Muneo (or Munetaka) Sameshima, Sukeo Sameshima, and unknown (possibly a customer). There is no known family relation between Muneo (or Munetaka) Sameshima and Sukeo Sameshima.
Photographer: Leonard Frank |
| history of use | Identified by Tom Tagami: Muneo Sameshima Shoe repairs from Victoria BC pre war ran the shoe repair in Hastings Park. He also ran the shoe repair shop in Lemon Creek, later Bay Farm, and Slocan City until he moved to Toronto in about 1951.
Sukeo Sameshima repaired shoes in Nanaimo, BC before the war. He continued to repair shoes in Hastings Park and Tashme during the Second World War. |
| part of | Alex Eastwood collection |
| number | 1994.69.3.30 |
| organisation | Nikkei National Museum |
| access | Open |